PITTSBURGH — Winger Melker Karlsson will return to the lineup Thursday after he suffered a head injury last weekend as the Sharks get set to face the Pittsburgh Penguins, hoping to start the new year on a positive note.
Karlsson was struck in the back of his helmet by a puck on a Ivan Provorov slap shot in the first period of the Sharks’ game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Dec. 28. Karlsson missed the rest of the game and did not play Tuesday in the Sharks’ 2-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
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“Just trying to block a slot and it went high,” Karlsson said.